August 1972 Popular Electronics
Table of Contents

August 1972 Popular Electronics

Table of Contents

Wax nostalgic about and learn from the history of early electronics. See articles from Popular Electronics, published October 1954 - April 1985. All copyrights are hereby acknowledged.

August 1972

Vol. 2, No. 2

Editorial: Apollo Without Electronics, by Milton S. Snitzer, Editor	6
Color Code Charts	12
The Dolby Technique for Reducing Noise, by Mannie Horowitz	31
Test Your Knowledge of Semiconductors, by William R. Shippee	53
Rise-Time Measurements, by Raymond E. Herzog	60
Mac's Service Shop: Shelf Life of Capacitors & Batteries, by John T. Frye	68
The Field-Effect Transistor, by William R. Shippee	76
New Hologram Crystals Permanently Store Images	77

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